scholarly journals Collation Efficiency of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) and Alginate Membranes with Iron-Based Magnetic Organic/Inorganic Fillers in Pervaporative Dehydration of Ethanol

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4152
Author(s):  
Gabriela Dudek ◽  
Roman Turczyn ◽  
David Djurado

Hybrid poly(vinyl alcohol) and alginate membranes were investigated in the process of ethanol dehydration by pervaporation. As a filler, three types of particles containing iron element, i.e., hematite, magnetite, and iron(III) acetyloacetonate were used. The parameters describing transport properties and effectiveness of investigated membranes were evaluated. Additionally, the physico-chemical properties of the resulting membranes were studied. The influence of polymer matrix, choice of iron particles and their content in terms of effectiveness of membranes in the process of ethanol dehydration were considered. The results showed that hybrid alginate membranes were characterized by a better separation factor, while poly(vinyl alcohol) membranes by a better flux. The best parameters were obtained for membranes filled with 7 wt% of iron(III) acetyloacetonate. The separation factor and pervaporative separation index were equal to 19.69 and 15,998 g⋅m−2⋅h−1 for alginate membrane and 11.75 and 14,878 g⋅m−2⋅h−1 for poly(vinyl alcohol) membrane, respectively.

2011 ◽  
Vol 287-290 ◽  
pp. 2053-2056
Author(s):  
Zhen Huang ◽  
Wei Juan Jiang ◽  
Xiao Han Shi ◽  
Li Jun Teng

Three-layered zeolite LTA-filled poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) composite membranes have been fabricated for water removal from highly concentrated ethanol solution by means of pervaporation. Higher separation factor and higher fluxes are both achieved after adding zeolite 3A, 4A and 5A. Through evaluating separation factor and permeation flux, separation performances of the composite membranes are elucidated in terms of the zeolite pore size and processing temperature.


RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (27) ◽  
pp. 15457-15465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Cheng ◽  
Weibin Cai ◽  
Xiaohan Chen ◽  
Zhen Shi ◽  
Jiding Li

The separation factor of the composite GOP-2.0 membranes could reach 3 059, which is 16 times higher than PVA membranes.


2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 941-952 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Birck ◽  
S. Degoutin ◽  
N. Tabary ◽  
V. Miri ◽  
M. Bacquet

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (44) ◽  
pp. 26521-26527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Poonkuzhali Kulasekaran ◽  
Berlina Maria Mahimai ◽  
Paradesi Deivanayagam

A series of cross-linked poly(vinyl alcohol)-sulfonated poly(ether sulfone) blend membranes were prepared. The studies of physico-chemical properties revealed that the reported membranes are promising candidate for PEMFC applications.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1604
Author(s):  
Andrea Dodero ◽  
Maila Castellano ◽  
Paola Lova ◽  
Massimo Ottonelli ◽  
Elisabetta Brunengo ◽  
...  

Poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibrous mats containing ad hoc synthesized gold nanostructures were prepared via a single-step electrospinning procedure and investigated as a novel composite platform with several potential applications. Specifically, the effect of differently shaped and sized gold nanostructures on the resulting mat physical-chemical properties was investigated. In detail, nearly spherical nanoparticles and nanorods were first synthesized through a chemical reduction of gold precursors in water by using (hexadecyl)trimethylammonium bromide as the stabilizing agent. These nanostructures were then dispersed in poly(vinyl alcohol) aqueous solutions to prepare nanofibrous mats, which were then stabilized via a humble thermal treatment able to enhance their thermal stability and water resistance. Remarkably, the nanostructure type was proven to influence the mesh morphology, with the small spherical nanoparticles and the large nanorods leading to thinner well defined or bigger defect-rich nanofibers, respectively. Finally, the good mechanical properties shown by the prepared composite mats suggest their ease of handleability thereby opening new perspective applications.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 1595-1607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmaa Selim ◽  
Andras Jozsef Toth ◽  
Daniel Fozer ◽  
Eniko Haaz ◽  
Nóra Valentínyi ◽  
...  

ACS Omega ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 6277-6287
Author(s):  
Weibin Cai ◽  
Xue Cheng ◽  
Xiaohan Chen ◽  
Jiding Li ◽  
Junqi Pei

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 249-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
U D’Amora ◽  
A Ronca ◽  
M G Raucci ◽  
S M Dozio ◽  
H Lin ◽  
...  

Abstract The main driving idea of the present study was the comparison between two different chemical modifications of hyaluronic acid (HA) followed by the development of nanocomposite hydrogels directly in situ by biomineralization of photocrosslinkable HA polymers through sol-gel synthesis. In this way, it has been possible to overcome some limitations due to classical approaches based on the physical blending of inorganic fillers into polymer matrix. To this aim, methacrylated and maleated HA, synthesized with similar degree of substitution (DS) were compared in terms of mechanical and physico-chemical properties. The success of in situ biomineralization was highlighted by reflect Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. Furthermore, mechanical characterization demonstrated the reinforcing effect of inorganic fillers evidencing a strong correlation with DS. The swelling behavior resulted to be correlated with filler concentration. Finally, the cytotoxicity tests revealed the absence of toxic components and an increase of cell proliferation over culture time was observed, highlighting these bio-nanocomposite hyaluronan derivatives as biocompatible hydrogel with tunable properties.


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